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American Airlines workers anxious about Tulsa jobs

American Airlines workers were left in the dark Thursday about whose jobs would be on the chopping block in Tulsa a day after the nation's third-largest airline company said 2,100 employees would likely be laid off at the city's m [...]

Posted On : Feb, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

American Airlines' fleet and ground workers to vote on strik...

The Transport Workers Union of America said Thursday that it has asked its 13 local unions that represent fleet and ground service workers at American Airlines to schedule strike authorization votes this month as a result of what i [...]

Posted On : Jul, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

American National Bank located in Ohio goes out of business

Another seven U.S. banks were closed on Friday by regulators. Among them was American National Bank, Parma, Ohio. It was shut down by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporatio [...]

Posted On : Mar, 20 2010 | Comments : 0

American Airlines' in-house repair policy is both boon and b...

American Airlines Inc. prides itself as the only large carrier doing its own major aircraft maintenance, saying the strategy saves time and boosts quality for the work done on its 610 jets. But there's an unforeseen cost to the Fort [...]

Posted On : Feb, 19 2010 | Comments : 0

American Eagle Airlines may face $2.5 million fine

Legal news for aviation attorneys. The FAA proposed fines in connection with incorrect weight on board. Aviation attorneys alert- The FAA is proposing a $2.5 million fine against American Eagle Airlines. Fort Worth, TX—The Fede [...]

Posted On : Feb, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

American Airlines hit with anti-trust complaints from Europe...

The European Union has sent anti-trust complaints to American Airlines and two of its partners over a proposed alliance that would coordinate operations and marketing on trans-Atlantic routes, Bloomberg reported Friday. The “statemen [...]

Posted On : Oct, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

American Airlines raises checked-bag fees by $5

American Airlines is increasing by $5 each the amount passengers pay to check a first and second bag, helping the world’s second-largest carrier boost revenue from sources other than tickets. The change to $20 for the first bag and $3 [...]

Posted On : Jul, 25 2009 | Comments : 0

American Airlines losses point to grim times for industry

American Airlines on Wednesday reported a $390 million loss during the second quarter of this year. The nation's other major carriers will report on their performance in the coming week, and they are also expected to announce significant l [...]

Posted On : Jul, 16 2009 | Comments : 0

American, Southwest airlines see futures clouded by flu, fue...

The airline industry's attempts to get a recovery going this spring may have caught the flu. On one hand, the top executives of Southwest Airlines Co. and AMR Corp., parent of American Airlines Inc., said they don't see any signs that the t [...]

Posted On : May, 21 2009 | Comments : 0

American Airlines eases Frequent Flyer restrictions

American Airlines announced Monday that its frequent-flyers would now be able to redeem one-way flights for half the miles of a round-trip award. In the past, members of American’s AAdvantage who only wanted to fly one-way had to clai [...]

Posted On : May, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

American Airlines look to merge with BA

Parent company to American Airlines, AMR, has been the latest airline to report substantial losses for the year but is looking to BA and Iberia for merger possibilities. The group's first quarter net loss rose to $375 million from $341 mill [...]

Posted On : Apr, 18 2009 | Comments : 0

American Airlines Considers a La Carte Pricing

The idea of paying a single, simple fare to fly on an airliner is becoming as quaint as stewardesses in short skirts.American Airlines is about to accelerate the trend of breaking the cost of a trip into an airfare plus many smaller fees. [...]

Posted On : Oct, 07 2008 | Comments : 0

Number Of Americans Without Health Insurance Declines

The U.S. Census Bureau put out a new report on Tuesday which revealed that the number of Americans living without health insurance in the U.S. has declined in the past year. U.S. Census Bureau report is called ‘Income, Poverty and [...]

Posted On : Aug, 27 2008 | Comments : 0

2008 Beijing Olympics: China aim to end the American dream a...

Former Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai was famously asked if he considered the French Revolution to have been a success: he paused briefly before venturing the opinion that it was really much too early to judge. Old China used to take its time [...]